Power Tool: Commitment vs. Desire

2012/06/04

A Coaching Power Tool created by Harish Devarajan(Executive Coach, INDIA)

Introduction:

The essence of Coaching is to engage, encourage and empower the client to make progress towards their aspirations. In the Context of Executive Coaching their aspirations often relate to their Goals. These Goals maybe business goals, development goals, personal goals, inter-personal goals…

One of the key roadblocks that they encounter in this journey is the level of their own commitment to their goal. This is a function of the priority that they have accorded to their own goal.

As a Coach, we could help enhance their awareness about the level of commitment they have towards their goal and the relative priority it enjoys. This will help them to recognize the potential outcomes, and reorganize their approach suitably.

Hence I have designed a framework for review and reinforcement of their commitment and Prioritisation. This is the ‘Power Tool’ I wish to submit for assessment.

In the opening conversation (after initial relationship has been built):

Q1. What development Goal do you want to focus on?

Q2. How long has this been a development need for you?

Q3. Why do you want to focus on this? Why is this important for you?

Q4. Is this a priority development need for you, now?

(NO - Is there a different development goal which you may wish to focus on ahead of this one? go back to Q-1).

Q5. What happens if you succeed in this development effort?

Q6. What would happen if you fail to develop on this front?

Q7. Having reviewed the possible outcomes of your development efforts – how do you feel about it?

Q8. How committed are you to this development goal?

Q9. To what extent will you go to pursue this development goal?

Q10. What are the other priorities items that compete for your focus and attention?

Q11. What is the relative importance of this development goal in your scheme of things?

If it is relatively less important –

Q12 +. How will you ensure that it does not suffer from lack of time / attention?

Is it really possible for you to focus on this Along with the other more important agenda items ? How ? and What will you have to do?

How may we review this on an ongoing basis?

If its relative importance very high – Great , that is an excellent place to start